Ax throwing, log rolling, bowsaw and crosscut sawing, fire building, and more are on the agenda for the 12th annual Farthest North Forest Sports Festival Saturday, Oct. 3 at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Everyone is welcome to participate as individuals or as teams of four to six. Observers are also invited to this free event. Awards will be granted to individuals, teams, the “Bull of the Woods,” and “Belle of the Woods.”
The competition was started by faculty and students at UAF’s Department of Forest Sciences as a way to commemorate old-fashioned forest festivals. While high-technology tools are the norm for forest professionals in today’s world, the festival pays tribute to a time when traditional woods activities were the basis for work and play, survival and revival.
The morning events begin at 10 a.m. at the Fairbanks Experiment Farm field (across from the Georgeson Botanical Garden), and at 1 p.m. the games move to Ballaine Lake on Farmers Loop Road. A warming fire and hot drinks will be available at the lake. Participants are advised to dress warmly.
The festival is sponsored by the UAF School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences, Department of Forest Sciences and the Resource Management Society, a student organization.
For more information, contact John Fox at 474-7084.
Above photo from the 2008 Farthest North Forest Sports Festival by Todd Paris, UAF Marketing and Communications
Visit YouTube to view "UAF's 11th annual Forest Sports Festival" by Todd Paris, UAF Marketing and Communications
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